St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Common
Council
Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 20. 1887

Petsch. Cullen, Ryan, SanbOrn, Weber.
Kenny. Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Nh. Vice Presidential.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor, the MaYor-Merchant
Tailors' Petition
To the Honorable, the President and
Common Council of the City Of st.
Paul:
The attention of your honorable body
is directed to the recent official VISIT TO
NE of a large delegation OF prominent
and representative merchant tallors, for
the purpose of protesting against certain
methods employed by travelling agents,
and which, it is claimed, are an in
fringement upon their rights as bust
ness men and citizens, as they are also
oppOSed to the best interests OF the COM
munity at large.
1t is asserted by our merchant tallorS
that the representatives of number OF
Eastern firms are in the custom OF Wis
iting st. Paul and soliciting orders for
clothing: that the orders are taken from
samples of cloth and forwarded East,
where the suits are made up and re-
turned to the customers in this city;
that the agents of these firms, having es-
tabliShed a system of credit which
permits the purchaser to buy on long
time and deferred payments, to make
up for which the customer is charged
such eXtravagant and excessively nigh
prices that legitimate competition Is I'M
possible, and finally that the manutac-
ture of such large quantities OF custom
clothing in the East diVertS an extern
siYe volume of business from its natural
channels, depriving the JOurneymen
workman and citizen of his legitimate
emDloyment. and taking from this
branch of business alone the consider
able sum of 100000 per annum, which
otherwise would circulate in this city.
II is urged by the delegation that, by
reason of the above, their volume OF
trade is decreased and their business
materially impaired, in consideration OF
which they request such action at your
hands as will afford them relief and
proper protection, and L respectfully
recommend that you extend such aid as
may be consistent and necessary.
ROBERT a. SMITH, Mayor.
Dec. 10, 1887.
Committee on Ordinances and License.
Also,
Charges Against Patrol Driver
To the Honorable, the President and
Common Council OF the City OF st.
Paul:
[ transmit herewith a communication
from Charles Kruger and others IN
which charges are preferred against
Peter Cook, driver of the patrol wagon
in the Sixth ward, and concerning which
you will please take such action as may
be considered necessary.
ROBERT A. SMITH, Mayor.
Dec. 20, 1887.
Committee Oh Police.
Also,
COasting Petition
The Mayor transmits petitions from
residents in the neighbOrhOOd of De
Bow street hill, asking that said hill
may be used for coasting by persons so
desiring, and recommends that permits
sion be granted as asked for.
Granted.
From Joseph Dingle and Others
For the removal of old engine house
from Clinton avenue.
Committee Oh Fire Department.
From Henry l.. Williams and Others
In regard to lumber yard situated on
block bounded by Summit and College
avenues, Wabasha and st. Peter streets,
claiming said yard is nuisance, etc.
Committee on Fire Department.
Fred Edward ElSner and Others
Protesting against the building of a
sewer on Point Douglas street.
Board of Public Works.
From c. E. Fowler and Others
For the grading of Waltham avenue,
from WeStwOod avenue to Bremen
street. Union Park.
Board of Public Works with order.
From Folsom d Murray
Claim for the sum of S15,975.S0, al
legged to be due for extra work ordered
by City Engineer, etc.
Committee on Claims.
From j. Stryker-
Offering to deed so much of a certain
parcel of land as may be necessary to
make Lombard street of uniform width.
Board of Public Works.
From d. D. Merrill and Others
For the grading of Third street in
such manner as to leave the surface of
Hoffman avenue as it stands at pres
-ent, where said avenue interSects Third
street.
Board of Public Works.
From St. Paul Union Depot Company
For the vacation of south six feet of
alley running east and west through
block 5, Hopkins addition.
Committee on Streets.
From TT. Rev. John Ireland and 9th
g erS-
For the opening of alleys running
east and west through blocks l, 2, 5 and
4, ROSedale Park.
Board of Public Works with order.
From John GretSch and Others
For transfer of liquor license.
Committee on License.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
OF City COmptroller-Audited claims,
viz:
G. W. Merrill, Estimate No. 1 and
final, city tool house, s., 1925; G. Faber.
Estimate No. and final, grading GrOtto
street. 81, 442.S0 Eureka Stone company,
Estimate No. and final, heXagOn side
walks, 81, 232 So; j. w. DOherty, Esti-
mate No. 6 and final, Laurel avenue
sewers. S2,21S; Lauer Bros, Estimate
No. and final, stone sidewalks, 1887,
S2,090.47; J. FOrrestal, Estimate No. s
and final. wooden sidewalks, 1887,
s., ISL 80; Stockton & Lindquist, Esti-
mate No. l, sewer on Mackubin street.
s4l6.50; p. DOherty, Estimate No. 3,
sewer on Winifred street, 1886; P.
Doherty, Estimate No. 2, sewer on
innate No. |. sewer on Smith street. 1925;
Stockton 81 Lindquist, Estimate No. 2,
sewer on Oak street, S926.50; White &
Adams, Estimate No. 2, sewer on Col
borne street, S425; E. j. Kirkland, ESti-
mate No. 8, Aurora avenue sewer sys-
TEN, $50; E. J. Kirkland, Estimate No.
5. sewer on Ellen street, ETC., $3.50; J. d.
Moran, Estimate No. l, grading Third
and other streets, $3.50: X. l.. Schultz,
Estimate No. 4, grading York and Sims
streets, 1926; w. A. Davern, Estimate
No. l, grading Park avenue, etc., $50;
j. Mcdonald. Estimate No. l. grading
Nugent street, 1925; W. G. Mulligan,
Estimate No. 1, grading Ravine street,
s722. so: Folsom d Murray, Estimate
No. 8, paving Dakota avenue, $3.50;
w. A. Davern, Estimate No. 2, grading
Lafond street, 1895; Macarthur Bros,
Estimate No. l, grading Delos street,
$500; Macarthur Bros, Estimate No. 8,
grading State street, s12, 40; Cooper &
Harper, Estimate No. 3, grading Dale
street, S1,TS5; j. Kavanagh, Estimate
No. 4, grading Cook street, Bliss; J..
Kayanagh. Estimate No. 1. grading